Uber partnered with Barclays and Visa to launch Uber Visa Card. In addition to increasing incentive offerings and enhancing the payment experience, Uber also aims to access customer information and data to expand its role in online and offline commerce.

Samsung will now be available in China. As with Apple and Google’s mobile payments services, Samsung Pay works with NFC terminals. However, unlike the other services, Samsung Pay is also compatible with existing magnetic stripe readers. Samsung’s cooperation with card-processor China UnionPay was an important step to extend the acceptance and provide convenient mobile payments service to its users. But it’s just the beginning of entering into the competition with WeChat and Alipay...

In order to maximise its adoption by UK users, it is integral that Android Pay has a solid foundation of supporters upon launch of the service. These supporters include financial institutions, retailers, and payment platforms.
Regarding the retailers, Android Pay will be available everywhere that contactless payments are accepted, such as Costa, Starbucks, Waitrose, and Boots. Significantly...